Guyana vs Lesotho: Urban area over the long-term

Guyana
321.92 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Lesotho
314.83 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Guyana rank
144th
Lesotho rank
147th

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Guyana
  • Lesotho
0100200300100015122025

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 321.92 km² per grid cell against 314.83 km² per grid cell in Lesotho, a difference of 7.09 km² per grid cell.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 144th and Lesotho ranks 147th of 202 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0004 km² per grid cell 0 km² per grid cell 0.0004 km² per grid cell Guyana
1100s 0.0015 km² per grid cell 0.0001 km² per grid cell 0.0014 km² per grid cell Guyana
1200s 0.0048 km² per grid cell 0.0003 km² per grid cell 0.0045 km² per grid cell Guyana
1300s 0.0168 km² per grid cell 0.0009 km² per grid cell 0.0159 km² per grid cell Guyana
1400s 0.0575 km² per grid cell 0.0031 km² per grid cell 0.0544 km² per grid cell Guyana
1500s 0.1939 km² per grid cell 0.0106 km² per grid cell 0.1834 km² per grid cell Guyana
1600s 0.5818 km² per grid cell 0.0362 km² per grid cell 0.5457 km² per grid cell Guyana
1700s 1.86 km² per grid cell 0.124 km² per grid cell 1.74 km² per grid cell Guyana
1710s 2.81 km² per grid cell 0.1438 km² per grid cell 2.67 km² per grid cell Guyana
1720s 3.43 km² per grid cell 0.1622 km² per grid cell 3.27 km² per grid cell Guyana
1730s 4.2 km² per grid cell 0.1832 km² per grid cell 4.01 km² per grid cell Guyana
1740s 5.13 km² per grid cell 0.2073 km² per grid cell 4.92 km² per grid cell Guyana
1750s 6.27 km² per grid cell 0.2348 km² per grid cell 6.04 km² per grid cell Guyana
1760s 7.66 km² per grid cell 0.2665 km² per grid cell 7.4 km² per grid cell Guyana
1770s 9.37 km² per grid cell 0.3031 km² per grid cell 9.06 km² per grid cell Guyana
1780s 11.45 km² per grid cell 0.3454 km² per grid cell 11.1 km² per grid cell Guyana
1790s 13.99 km² per grid cell 0.3945 km² per grid cell 13.6 km² per grid cell Guyana
1800s 17.1 km² per grid cell 0.4519 km² per grid cell 16.65 km² per grid cell Guyana
1810s 20.9 km² per grid cell 0.5191 km² per grid cell 20.38 km² per grid cell Guyana
1820s 25.67 km² per grid cell 0.5985 km² per grid cell 25.07 km² per grid cell Guyana
1830s 31.52 km² per grid cell 0.6928 km² per grid cell 30.83 km² per grid cell Guyana
1840s 38.71 km² per grid cell 0.8425 km² per grid cell 37.87 km² per grid cell Guyana
1850s 47.54 km² per grid cell 0.953 km² per grid cell 46.58 km² per grid cell Guyana
1860s 58.35 km² per grid cell 1.15 km² per grid cell 57.2 km² per grid cell Guyana
1870s 73.58 km² per grid cell 1.4 km² per grid cell 72.18 km² per grid cell Guyana
1880s 92.18 km² per grid cell 1.69 km² per grid cell 90.49 km² per grid cell Guyana
1890s 113.23 km² per grid cell 2.05 km² per grid cell 111.18 km² per grid cell Guyana
1900s 132.83 km² per grid cell 2.48 km² per grid cell 130.36 km² per grid cell Guyana
1910s 144.4 km² per grid cell 3.17 km² per grid cell 141.22 km² per grid cell Guyana
1920s 144.4 km² per grid cell 3.99 km² per grid cell 140.41 km² per grid cell Guyana
1930s 144.4 km² per grid cell 5.19 km² per grid cell 139.21 km² per grid cell Guyana
1940s 144.4 km² per grid cell 8.48 km² per grid cell 135.92 km² per grid cell Guyana
1950s 162.41 km² per grid cell 12.3 km² per grid cell 150.11 km² per grid cell Guyana
1960s 209.95 km² per grid cell 35.68 km² per grid cell 174.27 km² per grid cell Guyana
1970s 237.66 km² per grid cell 61.87 km² per grid cell 175.79 km² per grid cell Guyana
1980s 255.4 km² per grid cell 74.38 km² per grid cell 181.02 km² per grid cell Guyana
1990s 258.55 km² per grid cell 103.98 km² per grid cell 154.57 km² per grid cell Guyana
2000s 263.42 km² per grid cell 151.31 km² per grid cell 112.11 km² per grid cell Guyana
2010s 281.03 km² per grid cell 230.72 km² per grid cell 50.31 km² per grid cell Guyana
2020s 309.48 km² per grid cell 294.17 km² per grid cell 15.32 km² per grid cell Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Guyana or Lesotho?
Guyana, at 321.92 km² per grid cell against 314.83 km² per grid cell in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Guyana and Lesotho?
7.09 km² per grid cell, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Lesotho?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Guyana and Lesotho rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Guyana ranks 144th and Lesotho ranks 147th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.